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To Be Free: Stories from Asia's Struggle Against Oppression - Chee Soon Juan
To Be Free: Stories from Asia's Struggle Against Oppression - Chee Soon Juan
USD15.00
Manufacturer Number: AS57
Stock Status: In Stock
British Malaya... -... Frank Swettenham... Swettenham, one of the architects of British Malaya, sets out in this book to show what the country was like before the British intervention in Malay affairs, how the intervention came about and what happened afterwards.Naturally, having been in the thick of it all, he...
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To Be Free: Stories from Asia's Struggle Against Oppression 
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Chee Soon Juan
 
 
The author a neuropsychologist, who used to be a lecturer at the National University of Singapore until he was sacked three months after joining the opposition Singapore Democratic Party. The book covers struggles for rights in  Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. His views are controversial with many 'democratic' governments in the region as he holds no truck with excusing abuse because it conflicts with so called 'Asian values.' Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1998. 374 pages. 

Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia

Published by: Monash Asia Institute, Clayton, Australia 1999

Condition: There are signs of removed price stickers on the front and back covers and some scuffing and minor spotting on the text block. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages.